Consensus
AI search engine for peer-reviewed scientific papers.
Reviewed by Faisal Saleem · Filed under Search & Research
Consensus is AI search engine for peer-reviewed scientific papers. Freemium, with paid plans from $11.99/mo.
About this tool
Consensus is an AI-powered academic search engine that helps users find evidence-based answers from peer-reviewed scientific papers. The product indexes over 200 million papers from sources including Semantic Scholar and uses large language models to read each paper, extract its findings and surface consensus across the literature on a given question. Distinctive features include the Consensus Meter, which shows what proportion of relevant studies support, refute or are mixed on a yes/no question, study snapshots with quality indicators, and StudySnapshot summaries for individual papers. A Copilot mode drafts literature reviews, comparison tables and outlines grounded in the underlying citations. The tool is aimed at researchers, clinicians, students, policy analysts and science journalists who want quick, source-linked answers instead of wading through abstracts. Consensus is available on the web, as ChatGPT and Zotero plugins, and through an enterprise API.
- Literature review
- Scientific research
- Evidence synthesis
- Citations
- 200M+ papers
- Consensus meter
- Study Snapshot
- Copilot synthesis
- GPT-4 powered
Consensus pros and cons
Hand-derived from the catalog data — strengths and trade-offs to weigh before signing up.
Pros of Consensus
- Free tier available; paid plans from $11.99/mo
- 200M+ papers
- Consensus meter
- Study Snapshot
Cons of Consensus
- No autonomous agent — handles single prompts, not multi-step workflows
- Competition is strong in this space — see You.com and Perplexity for comparison
Consensus demo
Official walkthrough — click to play.
3 plans from Consensus
Pulled from Consensus’s public pricing page. Prices may change — verify on the vendor’s site before purchasing.
Free
Search 200M+ research papers
- Unlimited searches
- Limited GPT-4 results
- AI-powered summaries
- Browser extension
Premium
Full power AI research
- Unlimited GPT-4 summaries
- Unlimited Consensus Meter
- Unlimited Study Snapshots
- Bookmarks
Enterprise
For teams and organizations
- Team management
- SSO/SAML
- Dedicated support
- Custom contracts
Consensus vs Search & Research
Side-by-side with the top 3 other search & research in this category.
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| PRICING MODEL | Freemium | Freemium | Freemium | Freemium |
| STARTING PRICE | $11.99/mo | $15/mo | $20/mo | Free |
| CATEGORY | Search & Research | Search & Research | Search & Research | Search & Research |
| AI AGENT | No | No | No | No |
| EDITOR'S PICK | No | No | No | Yes |
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| TAGS | #academic#research#science | #search#agents#research | #search#research#citations | #notebook#research#rag |
| WEBSITE | consensus.app | you.com | www.perplexity.ai | notebooklm.google.com |
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